Similar Figures Indirect Measurement and Scale Drawing

The scale drawing car length is 3 cm. If the scale is 1 cm:4 ft, what is the actual car length?

• 12 feet

• 16 feet 

• 10 feet

• 4 feet

Two objects that are the same shape but not the same size are _______.

• Congruent

• Vertical

• Similar

• Complementary 

A model of a house was built using the scale 5 in:25 ft. If a window in the model is 1.5 in. wide, how wide is the actual window?

• 90 ft

• 7.5 ft 

• 4.5 ft

• 45 in

On a map, the distance between two towns in 2.6 cm. The scale of the map is 1 cm:50 km. What is the actual distance between the two towns?

• 100 km

• 130 km

• 70 km

• 150 km

The scale drawing car length is 3 cm. If the scale is 1 cm:4 ft, what is the actual car length?

• 12 feet

• 16 feet 

• 10 feet

• 4 feet

Scale: 1in.=7ft. The actual width of the backyard is 49 ft, how wide is it in the drawing?

• 14 in 

• 7 in

• 42 in

• 56 in

What is the scale factor from MNOP to ABCD?

• 2/3

• 3/2

• 2

• 3

• F

• G

• H

• J

Are the following similar? Why or why not?

• Yes

• No, the corresponding angles are not equal.

• No, the ratios of the corresponding sides are not equal.

A flagpole is scaled using the following conversion factor: 1 in = 4 ft. If a miniature pole measures 12 inches, how tall is the actual pole?

• 16 feet

• 3 feet

• 48 feet

• 9 feet